Subjects/Predicates and Subject/Verb Agreement
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English
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9th Grade
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Hard
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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Identify the simple subject: The brown rabbit hopped in the garden.
Back
rabbit
Answer explanation
The simple predicate is always a noun or pronoun. There are usually multiple nouns and pronouns in a sentence, so the simple subject is the one doing the action of the sentence.
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Identify the simple subject: Students at our school try to do their best work.
Back
Students
Answer explanation
The simple predicate is always a noun or pronoun. There are usually multiple nouns and pronouns in a sentence, so the simple subject is the one doing the action of the sentence.
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Identify the simple subject: The white blood cells in your body fight disease.
Back
cells
Answer explanation
The simple predicate is always a noun or pronoun. There are usually multiple nouns and pronouns in a sentence, so the simple subject is the one doing the action of the sentence.
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Identify the simple subject: The long night passed slowly into daylight.
Back
night
Answer explanation
The simple predicate is always a noun or pronoun. There are usually multiple nouns and pronouns in a sentence, so the simple subject is the one doing the action of the sentence.
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Identify the simple subject: Carla's grandfather writes often to his family in Italy.
Back
grandfather
Answer explanation
The simple predicate is always a noun or pronoun. There are usually multiple nouns and pronouns in a sentence, so the simple subject is the one doing the action of the sentence.
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Identify the simple predicate: The television drama was very unrealistic.
Back
was
Answer explanation
The simple predicate is always a verb or verb phrase. If there are multiple words having to do with action in a sentence, the simple predicate is the action that the subject is taking.
Ex: We went on a run.
Went is the predicate, but run is a noun in this sentence.
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Identify the simple predicate: The massive brown bear was wandering through the neighborhood.
Back
was wandering
Answer explanation
The simple predicate is always a verb or verb phrase. If there are multiple words having to do with action in a sentence, the simple predicate is the action that the subject is taking.
Ex: We went on a run.
Went is the predicate, but run is a noun in this sentence.
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